BattlefieldsNorse Settlement Attempt at Anglesey 903
Early Medieval

Norse Settlement Attempt at Anglesey 903

903
Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Norse settlers (Ingimund's warband)
Forces
Welsh Gwynedd defenders under Anarawd successors
VS
Victor
Welsh Gwynedd
Forces
Displaced Dublin Norse settlers
Outcome
Norse settlement attempt on Anglesey defeated; Ingimund moved to Wirral instead
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the expulsion of the Norse from Dublin in 902, Ingimund led expelled settlers who attempted to establish a colony on Anglesey before Welsh resistance forced them off. Welsh annals and later Irish sources record the Norse landing and being driven from the island. Ingimund then moved his people to the Wirral in Cheshire where a Norse settlement was established. Place-name evidence on the Wirral confirms the Norse presence.

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